2005 SATURN ION Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE IS DUE TO A RECALL RELATING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN MY CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THE BATTERY TAKEN OUT TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. EACH TIME THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

3-16-2005 CAR LEAKING RED FLUID: DIAGNOSIS-AXLE NOT SEATED, NEW PARTS ORDERED, CAR REPAIRED 4-7-2005 CAR MAKING THUD SOUND WHEN SHIFTING: DIAGNOSIS-NOT DUPLICATED (NEVER CHECKED TRANSMISSION-JUST DROVE CAR) 9-29-2005 CAR NOT GOING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS SMOOTHLY, CAR NOT STARTING WHEN KEY IN IGNITION, INTERNAL CAR GAUGES NOT WORKING: DIAGNOSIS-INTERNAL COMPUTER PARTS FIXED-COULD NOT DUPLICATE GEAR ISSUES (AGAIN-DID REMOVE TRANSMISSION AND INVESTIGATE) 3-24-2008 PREVIOUS GEAR PROBLEMS PERSISTED, CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO 1ST GEAR; TOOK CAR TO DEALER, DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT BECAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE ALTHOUGH PROBLEM WAS REPORTED PRIOR UNLESS I PAID 9-1-2008 CAR WILL NOT GO INTO 1ST OR 2ND; DIAGNOSIS (PAID FOR AT MY EXPENSE)-TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED (AT MY EXPENSE) 9-11-2008 CAR REPAIRED AND WHILE DRIVING HOME CAR WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEARS: RETURNED TO DEALER AND FOUND RED FLUID LEAKING FROM VEHICLE: DIAGNOSIS-ADDITIONAL PART IN TRANSMISSION LOOSE. *TR

WHEN I SHUT OFF MY 2005 SATURN ION, THE KEY DOES NOT ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE KEY WILL COME OUT. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. THE PWR STR COMES ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, IT RESETS, BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I TOOK MY CAR TO SATURN OF FAYETTEVILLE (NC) WHEN THE POWER STEERING FIRST STARTED ACTING UP, AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT IF IT KEPT HAPPENING I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE STEERING CONSOLE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST OF FIXING IT? OVER $900. *TR

I HAVE 2005 SATURN ION AND WHEN I GO TO TURN THE CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SO FAR. SATURN IS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT A TIRE GAUGE CAN BE PLACED INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INSPECTION STATION AND THE CONTACT WAS ORDERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. SHE WENT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE HER TIRES AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT PAID FOR NEW TIRES, BUT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,240. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED HER VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. SHE DROVE TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE BY PULLING WIRES AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,600. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND HOUSING WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING; ALSO KEYS IS STUCK WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 SATURN ION QUAD /. IN FEB OF 07 I WENT TO PARK MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR NOR COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 07 THIS OCCURRED AGAIN, IT WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AGAIN THE SAME THING OCCURRED IN AUG 07 AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. IN JAN OF 2008, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT HAD STUCK ON ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THEY ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE IGNITION. LAST WEEK I WAS 500 MILES FROM HOME AND PULLED OFF TO GET GAS AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO FUEL UP. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION REPLACED. I JUST WENT OVER MY 36,000 BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE 1 YR PARTS WARRANTY, SO I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE REPAIR. BUT I AM STILL UPSET ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY SATURN. THEY EITHER HAVE FAULTY IGNITION PARTS OR THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. REPLACING AN IGNITION 5 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS IS NOT NORMAL. I PULLED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SO THIS SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 13 MONTHS FROM NOW, IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SATURNS FAULT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SATURN CORP AND THEY CANT EXPLAIN WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PART. *TR

IN COLD WEATHER MY SATURN ION WILL FAIL TO START. THE IGNITION WILL CLICK A COUPLE OF TIME THEN NOTHING. I WAIT 8-10 MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN SOMETIMES IT WILL ATTEMPT TO START SOMETIMES NOT. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT SOME MORE AND TRY AGAIN, EVENTUALLY IT WILL START. I HAD 2 NEW BATTERIES REPLACED AND STILL PROBLEM PERSISTS. I FOUND A SATURN MESSAGE BOARD THAT ADDRESSED THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOPE YOU CAN GET SATURN TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR